Last night's dramatic play-off between Ireland and France which ended in disgrace for Thierry Henri who twice handled the ball in the box to set up Gallas to score a very controversial goal in extra-time to send Ireland out of the World Cup and France to shamefully through.
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Thierry Henry is my favorite player of all time.� He has had so many magical moments on the pitch that it is hard for me to list them all.� That is what makes this all the more painful.� Yes, Ireland should have taken their chances.� Yes, this will renew the call for instant replay.

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You've got to feel sorry for the Republic of Ireland after last nights match where they were cruelly knocked out of the World Cup 2010 qualifiers thanks to a Thierry Henry handball.

Ireland went into the 2nd leg of the game 1-0 behind from a Nicolas Anelka goal in the first leg played at home last week, and went level in tonights game through Robbie Keane.

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SPAIN ended its last International Football game for 2009 with aconvincing 1-5 victory over AUSTRIA in Vienna tonight. The Austriansstarted with aggression & surprised a "cold" Spain in the 6th min when JANTSCHER scored for the home team.This awoken the "red beast" as Spain turned on the machine with Xavi,Iniesta, Silva, Villa & CESC FABREGAS taking over the ball & equalizingvia the later in the Click to continue reading...

Bath City drew 1-1 with Staines Town Tuesday night. Pretty much everyone says it was a forgettable match. This is hardly surprising given that both clubs had just defeated League 2 opposition three days previously in hard-fought FA Cup matches. Staines had been victorious 1-0 over Shrewsbury Town. Likewise, Bath City had come out on top 2-0 over Grimsby Town in THE GREATEST FOOTBALL GAME EVER PLAYED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD! Click to continue reading...

Ljungberg was the target of some tough tackles. Playing in a dust bowl also did not help. He was not happy.

"The game was a big brawl, it was not much of a football game," Ljungberg said. "I don't want to be a bad loser. I congratulate them and I wish them all the best, but it was mostly a big brawl and probably the pitch didn't make it any easier.

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Rarely can a football game be so very enjoyable. I think everyone was a bit twitchy before the game, there is just so much more for us to lose in these games, we are the big club there to be knocked down and if we win then everyone just says that that's what was expected. The atmosphere before the game was a bit special, I think all of us wanted to see all the spuds' pre match boasting rammed Click to continue reading...

Seven stories you may have missed this week on The Offside and World Cup Blog... Celebrating the South African grannies team Adidas XI vs Nike XI in battle of the brands Nothing can stop Ivan Klasnić, not even Lucas Neill Alacorn upset the Galacticos Guitar hero. With footballs. Some pretty rank rankings Halloween special zombie football game Thanks to everyone who had read [. Click to continue reading...

This is a darn good list of A-Lister Football Fans and we thank In the Stands for creating it!

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10.The Gallagher Brothers (Man City)

We all know they are city through and through.

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Having just discovered that Barack Obama is no longer a fan of West Ham from the Mail (don't worry I read it to take the piss) and is now a fan of Al Wasl's (maybe to align himself with dealers of Oil, yes ITS is getting political), I thought I would do an A-Listers top 10 this week. Enjoy!

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BFFs Toni Terry (John Terry) and Abigail Clancy (Peter Crouch) hit up the England v Ukraine game at Wembley last night. As you can see, they went for the smart-casual look.

Normally, we take great delight in seeing WAGs over-dress for events like football matches. Victoria Beckham has forged a wonderful reputation for being insanely OTT to watch a game and we fully support this.

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BFFs Toni Terry (John Terry) and Abigail Clancy (Peter Crouch) hit up the England v Belarus game at Wembley last night. As you can see, they went for the smart-casual look.

Normally, we take great delight in seeing WAGs over-dress for events like football matches. Victoria Beckham has forged a wonderful reputation for being insanely OTT in attire to go and watch a game and we fully support this.

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It's a slow news week for the Dynamo so I'm piecing together some stuff.

The inaugural Charities Cup match versus Mexico's Monterrey is this weekend. Is anyone going? I wonder how many starters will see action for this one. Probably not many considering Holden, Rico, and Ching will be in Honduras with the national team.

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Episode 141 of the EPL Talk Podcast features an interview with Nick Szczepanik, writer for The Times newspaper and a regular co-host on TheGame Podcast. Szczepanik offers an intriguing insight to English football by having lived in the United States and being a follower of American sports.

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Two weeks ago I went to watch Arsenal take on Manchester United at the pub.� After two hours of viewing I emerged in one of the most annoyed states I've ever been in after a football game.� Somehow, after out playing throughout the majority of the game, Arsenal lost 2-1 to Manchester United.

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The Aztex start their sprint to the end of the season tonight, Wednesday, September 2. First, a trip to Canada to face the Vancouver Whitecaps, then a quick hop down to Miami for another match Saturday.
Vancouver is currently 7th in the table, sitting comfortably in the final playoff spot, 7 points up from Miami, the next closest rival. Click to continue reading...

The Hong Kong businessman whose investment firm Grandtop International Holdings has raised an all cash £57m offer of a complete £81.5m takeover of the club (FT link) He already owns about 29.9% of the company.

Steve McManaman, who is a close friend and executive director of Grandtop International has been an important figure in Yeung's pursuit of Birmingham for over two years.

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1. Welcome Back

I considered writing a season preview - Hell, I might even still do it - but I didn't want to overwhelm you with more than one post during a summer.
As such, we pick up where we left off, under a sweltering sun playing against a team who don't appear to be good enough for this division. Click to continue reading...

One point from two home games is hardly something to be pleased about, but last night's comeback draw felt like a win. The revamped back line was quite atrocious at times in the first half, but tightened up considerably in the second period. Not coincidentally, Melbourne showed a lot more class going forward after the break.

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Calling all losers! Do you suck at fantasy football? Always lurking around the lower reaches of your fantasy football league like some sort of fictional Newcastle United? OTP has got the answer: Fantasy Football FAIL. This season we will be tipping the table on its head and celebrating mediocrity. And we will be doing from within the [. Click to continue reading...

When you hear of Simon Hill and Robbie Slater jetting off to Thailand, Uzbekistan, South Africa and even Ireland (were they in Ireland?) the world is now really full of opportunities for those in the Australia media football game.
SMH Seb Hassett was recently in South Africa, and many other football journalists get to go hither and thither from time to time. Click to continue reading...

After what is widely regarded as their best ever offering football game offering with FIFA 09, video game giant EA Sports is preparing the release of the much anticipated FIFA 10. While the game be released until October 2, 2009, EA Sports has gone viral as usual with by releasing game screenshots, trailers and now [. Click to continue reading...

After what is widely regarded as their best ever offering football game offering with FIFA 09, video game giant EA Sports is preparing the release of the much anticipated FIFA 10. While the game be released until October 2, 2009, EA Sports has gone viral as usual with by releasing game screenshots, trailers and now [. Click to continue reading...

In what has become a weekly highlight on the blog, Ronald Gordo puts a mythological spin on the importance of the Gre-Nal with the Rio Grande do Sul clássico just days away-
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Which footballers have suffered severe injuries? You'd be hard pressed to identify one who hasn't! But, some are much worse than others. So, which of these freak accidents rate as the most gruesome? Read on to find out.

The most common minor injuries that footballers sustain include hamstring strains, sprained ankles, tears in the knee cartilage, hernias, or damage to the ACL.

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I'm starting a trend with my articles now... they all seem to start with "Last year I wrote article XYZ", well this one is no different!

So last year I wrote an article about the state of the ticket system for Arsenal Fans. And I hate to announce over the last year things have got worse, I lost my wallet with my precious membership cards in.

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One of the saddest days for generations brought up on the Jackson 5 and his solo albums. I grew up on his music. It was at every dance party, every radio station. Billie Jean, Thriller, Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Beat It. MTV's airplay of Billie Jean was a key to their 80's success. The last four decades were a living testimony to the King of Pop's genius.

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The pending transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for £80M is staggering, and shows the bad state the world football game is in. Luque £9.5M for this player -one of Newcastle's many terrible deals These transfer prices are ridiculous and [...] Click to continue reading...

Having won the treble in style, Barcelona are all-over the headlines, not just for having won things but of course, for the way they did it. No ugly football, no defending after taking the lead, just nice passing and nice football.

Now to be honest, the Spaniards have ALWAYS put on show this type of football game and when they had coaches who wanted to change that, they got fired straight away, so to those who love Wenger no matter what, no, he's not the only coach who can teach his players to play like that.

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A model poses in the midst of a football game for Vogue Brasil. Fieeeeerce!

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One of our long time readers, Chris Flynn, is organizing a football game at St. James' Park on May 26th for charity, and we'd like to help promote the game. � The game is being organised as part of a scheme the Newcastle football club runs, to let fans play at the stadium. � All proceeds will go [. Click to continue reading...

Frenchman Florent Malouda told Chelsea's official website how his side should forget about what happened in mid-week and focus on tomorrow's game away at Arsenal, knowing that a defeat would see the Gunners getting close to third place.

He said:

We have to stay positive, now it is over we can't do anything against this feeling of being robbed, and we still have to carry on for the club, for ourselves and the fans.

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Pottermus of Stoke City, sometimes plays under the name of Ricardo Fuller

When we talk about nostalgia and football we think of images of photographs of 20,000 people crammed onto an open concrete terrace, a black and� white sea of flat-caps and players kicking a ball that weighed half a tonne.

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BY DYLAN BUTLER

New York Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos Osorio addressed a number of topics in a conference call with beat writers ahead of tomorrow night's match against the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center.

On the injury front, Osorio said Carlos Mendes (shoulder), Seth Stammler (knee) and Albert Celades (hamstring) are progressing well and each will be in contention on Saturday.

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BY DYLAN BUTLER

New York Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos Osorio addressed a number of topics in a conference call with beat writers ahead of tomorrow night's match against the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center.

On the injury front, Osorio said Carlos Mendes (shoulder), Seth Stammler (knee) and Albert Celades (hamstring) are progressing well and each will be in contention on Saturday.

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